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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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